What Is Your Consumer AV Recommendation?

dafyre

@dafyre said:

WHEN they absolutely refuse to pay for anything, then I'll recommend AVG if they have a beefy computer, or Avast if they do not.

FTFY.

A few of my clients will go on and buy whatever I tell them if they can afford it... but, by and large, you are right, ha ha ha.

Nic

If they're averse to paying, there's often good deals on our Webroot stuff on Newegg and Amazon. You can buy keycodes and stockpile them - they don't start using up their time until you install using them for the first time.

BRRABill

@Nic said:

If they're averse to paying, there's often good deals on our Webroot stuff on Newegg and Amazon. You can buy keycodes and stockpile them - they don't start using up their time until you install using them for the first time.

Thanks!

I'll have to download myself and give it a try.

Nic

Also we've got a promotion going right now on SW - if you trial the business version we'll give you a free home keycode for a year:
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1370176-for-those-of-you-stuck-at-work-today-and-observing-read-only-nye-try-webroot
I've still got a bunch of home keycodes I can give out.

Dashrender

@Nic said:

Also we've got a promotion going right now on SW - if you trial the business version we'll give you a free home keycode for a year:
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1370176-for-those-of-you-stuck-at-work-today-and-observing-read-only-nye-try-webroot
I've still got a bunch of home keycodes I can give out.

hmm....

Thanks Nic!

JaredBusch

@Dashrender said:

@Nic said:

Also we've got a promotion going right now on SW - if you trial the business version we'll give you a free home keycode for a year:
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1370176-for-those-of-you-stuck-at-work-today-and-observing-read-only-nye-try-webroot
I've still got a bunch of home keycodes I can give out.

hmm....

Thanks Nic!

I setup Avast for Business (free) and install that on all the family machines.

quicky2g

Maybe I should move to Colorado and work for Webroot...

http://www.webroot.com/us/en/company/careers/

https://hiring.accolo.com/jobs/Broomfield/Colorado/Network_Engineer/386572935/job.htm

scottalanmiller

@quicky2g said:

Maybe I should move to Colorado and work for Webroot...

http://www.webroot.com/us/en/company/careers/

https://hiring.accolo.com/jobs/Broomfield/Colorado/Network_Engineer/386572935/job.htm

@nic can give you the lowdown there.

Nic

@quicky2g said:

Maybe I should move to Colorado and work for Webroot...

http://www.webroot.com/us/en/company/careers/

https://hiring.accolo.com/jobs/Broomfield/Colorado/Network_Engineer/386572935/job.htm

Yeah we're hiring a lot of people at the moment!

quicky2g

@Nic said:

@quicky2g said:

Maybe I should move to Colorado and work for Webroot...

http://www.webroot.com/us/en/company/careers/

https://hiring.accolo.com/jobs/Broomfield/Colorado/Network_Engineer/386572935/job.htm

Yeah we're hiring a lot of people at the moment!

If only I had family out there and a house with some equity in it lol. Just bought it 18 months ago.

MattSpeller

@Nic said:

@quicky2g said:

Maybe I should move to Colorado and work for Webroot...

http://www.webroot.com/us/en/company/careers/

https://hiring.accolo.com/jobs/Broomfield/Colorado/Network_Engineer/386572935/job.htm

Yeah we're hiring a lot of people at the moment!

Usually a good sign

Deleted74295

Another Webroot fan here.

Deleted74295

@Nic said:

If they're averse to paying, there's often good deals on our Webroot stuff on Newegg and Amazon. You can buy keycodes and stockpile them - they don't start using up their time until you install using them for the first time.

Not in the UK market I would not mind buying a stash of home licenses though.

Jason

@MattSpeller said:

@Nic said:

@quicky2g said:

Maybe I should move to Colorado and work for Webroot...

http://www.webroot.com/us/en/company/careers/

https://hiring.accolo.com/jobs/Broomfield/Colorado/Network_Engineer/386572935/job.htm

Yeah we're hiring a lot of people at the moment!

Usually a good sign

Cloudatcost was "hiring" too..

quicky2g

Old article but reviewer smashed on Webroot.

MattSpeller

@Jason 0_1452729239445_upload-d42a9625-627d-4d78-97c0-a9875b79be64

nadnerB

~~A good TV and surround sound with a play station as the blu-ray player~~... wait, wrong AV... never mind

nadnerB

^ sorry, couldn't resist.
I like Avast but I haven't used anything else in a few years.
When I had Bit Defender back in.... hmmm... 2009/2010(?) it was good and fast but it crashed a lot (Reboot to fix).
Hopefully, they have improved since then.

iroal

I like Windows Defender, less intrusive that other free antivirus.

hobbit666

@Nic said:

I've still got a bunch of home keycodes I can give out.

Can I have one?? Setting up a laptop for the possibly soon to be Ex-Wife and the kids but would like them to be protected was just about to buy a license after reading the above post then saw this lol.
@Nic